Losses of civil society and media in the three years of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine (2022-2024): a memorial report
Source: ZMINA
The Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has resulted in numerous casualties among the civilian population, including among its most active segment—civil society. From the very first day, Russia’s attack has been characterized by brutality and disregard for international humanitarian law.
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, ZMINA has compiled data on 114 deceased members of civil society, including human rights defenders, civic activists, volunteers, and journalists. Information about other deceased individuals is not published due to the wishes of their families or the lack of properly verified data.
In total, as of the end of 2024, at least 121 activists, volunteers, human rights defenders, and journalists are known to have been killed as a result of Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine, which began on February 24, 2024. These cases include both targeted attacks on media representatives and civil society members, deaths while performing their duties, and indiscriminate attacks by the Russian Federation on the Ukrainian civilian population, which also resulted in the deaths of activists, human rights defenders, volunteers, and journalists.
This report covers cases of deaths among civil society representatives resulting from the Russian Federation’s armed aggression against Ukraine between February 24, 2022, and December 1, 2024. Given that full-scale Russian aggression continues, ZMINA will continue to collect data on the deaths of journalists, volunteers, activists, and human rights defenders.
This publication was prepared with the financial support of the European Union. Its content is the sole responsibility of the ZMINA Human Rights Center and does not necessarily reflect the position of the EU.
ZMINA thanks the Institute of Mass Information, which documents the deaths of journalists in the war, the Office of the Prosecutor General for its assistance and cooperation in the preparation of this report, particularly within the framework of the working group on the protection of activists and journalists of the International Council of Experts on Crimes Committed in Armed Conflict.
The text of the memorial report is available in Ukrainian and English.
The Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has resulted in numerous casualties among the civilian population, including among its most active segment—civil society. From the very first day, Russia’s attack has been characterized by brutality and disregard for international humanitarian law.
Since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, ZMINA has compiled data on 114 deceased members of civil society, including human rights defenders, civic activists, volunteers, and journalists. Information about other deceased individuals is not published due to the wishes of their families or the lack of properly verified data.
In total, as of the end of 2024, at least 121 activists, volunteers, human rights defenders, and journalists are known to have been killed as a result of Russia’s full-scale aggression against Ukraine, which began on February 24, 2024. These cases include both targeted attacks on media representatives and civil society members, deaths while performing their duties, and indiscriminate attacks by the Russian Federation on the Ukrainian civilian population, which also resulted in the deaths of activists, human rights defenders, volunteers, and journalists.
This report covers cases of deaths among civil society representatives resulting from the Russian Federation’s armed aggression against Ukraine between February 24, 2022, and December 1, 2024. Given that full-scale Russian aggression continues, ZMINA will continue to collect data on the deaths of journalists, volunteers, activists, and human rights defenders.
This publication was prepared with the financial support of the European Union. Its content is the sole responsibility of the ZMINA Human Rights Center and does not necessarily reflect the position of the EU.
ZMINA thanks the Institute of Mass Information, which documents the deaths of journalists in the war, the Office of the Prosecutor General for its assistance and cooperation in the preparation of this report, particularly within the framework of the working group on the protection of activists and journalists of the International Council of Experts on Crimes Committed in Armed Conflict.
The text of the memorial report is available in Ukrainian and English.
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